Press

The Week

July 2025

Ruairiadh O'Connell, Anna Paterson, Neal Tait at Lungley Gallery

The Week reviews the group show at Lungley Gallery, Fitzrovia — describing O'Connell's work as "altogether more formally tricksy: floral prints are applied over individual suede shoestrings strapped on the diagonal, slicing straight representation into something weirdly anxiety-inducing."

The Guardian

August 2017

Ruairiadh O'Connell's Chevron Relief III: a pattern of crime

Oliver Basciano reviews O'Connell's work at Josh Lilley Gallery, London, examining how the silkscreen prints on wax and welded steel engage with systems of surveillance, custody, and institutional pattern-making.

Elephant Magazine

September 2017

New Establishment: Ruairiadh O'Connell

Emily Steer meets O'Connell in his London studio for Elephant Magazine's New Establishment series. The conversation moves through forensic shoe impression analysis, the Aaron Hernandez murder case, casino carpet psychology, Gothic architecture, and the graveyard spiral — tracing the dark threads of design, identity, and pattern that run through his practice.

Flash Art

2017

Finding Things Out: On Waiting, Honesty, and Hope in Ruairiadh O'Connell's Artistic Process

Darren Floor in conversation with O'Connell on the nature of his practice — the slow accumulation of material, the role of patience and honesty, and the relationship between research and making.

The Art Newspaper

October 2015

Six Artists to Watch at Frieze

Ben Luke selects O'Connell as one of six artists to watch at Frieze London 2015, where he presented a solo booth with Jessica Silverman Gallery.

Art Review

September 2013

Ruairiadh O'Connell — September Review

Art Review covers O'Connell's practice in their September 2013 issue, examining the material and conceptual concerns running through his early London-based work.

Mousse Magazine

2010

Stars in Her Lies: Michael Krebber

Commissioned by Michael Krebber, O'Connell conducted and developed this interview for Mousse Magazine while studying under Krebber at the Städelschule, Frankfurt. Mousse is one of the foremost international contemporary art magazines.

Churchill Fellowship

2019

Churchill Fellowship — Ruairiadh O'Connell

Awarded a Churchill Fellowship to research how museums in the Netherlands use their collections to develop tailored experiences for individuals living with illness — examining the intersection of art, science, and public engagement in museum practice.